Louis diesterweg



(No Model L. DIESTBRWEG.

PUZZLE.

Patented May 11 fici rweg" UNITED STATES ArnNr Brion.

LOUIS DIESTERVEG, OF DENVER, COLORADO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO EDWARD LEI-IMAN AND EDWIN P. STARBIRD, OF SAME PLACE.

PUZZLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 582,604, dated May 11, 1897.

Application filed March 17, 1897. Serial No. 627,963. (No modelJ To all whom, t may concern: sists in placing the two parts in such rela- Be it known that I, LOUIS DIESTERWEG, a tive positions that the two objects on the one citizen of the United States of America, residpart shall, respectively, occupy logical or ing at Denver, in the county of Arapahoe and natural positions with reference to the re- 5 5 State of Colorado, have invented certain new spective objects on the other part without and useful Improvements in Puzzles; and I cutting either part or detaching or separatdo declare the following to be a full, clear, ing the two objects thereon. This is accomand exact description of the invention, such plished by creasing each part on the line B B as will enable others skilled in the art to between the two objects and bending each 6o 1o which it appertains to make and use the part relatively outward, so that the two obsame, reference being had to the accompajects shall occupy positions at right angles nying drawings, and to the letters and iigures to each other. The two parts are then put of reference marked thereon, which form a together in such a manner as to formasquare part of this specification. or rectangular figure in end view, (see Fig. 3,) 65 My invention relates to an improved puzthe right angles of each part being located zle, my object being to provide a novel and diagonally opposite each other. ingenious device of this class which shall be Any desired object may be represented on simple in construction, attractive, and at the the two puzzle parts. As shown in the drawsame time difficult to solve. ings, two chairs are represented on the part 5, 7o zo To these ends the invention consists of the while two men in a sitting posture are reprefeatures hereinafter described and claimed, sented on the part 6. Then the part 5 is all of which will be fully understood by refflat or occupies a single plane, one of the erence to the accompanying drawings, in chairs is inverted with reference to the other; which is illustrated an embodiment thereof. and when the part 6 is flat or in a single 75 In the drawings, Figure l illustrates the plane one of the men is inverted. Vhen, puzzle before the parts are detached. Fig. 2 however, each part is creased or bent on the is a front view of the puzzle when solved, the central line B B between the two objects, two parts being detached and placed in the whereby the two chairs occupy positions at proper relative positions. Fig. 3 is an end right angles to each other and the two men 8o 3o view of the two parts shown in the proper reloccupy positions at right angles to each other, ative position when the puzzle is solved. and the two parts being placed in position to Similar reference characters indicating form a square, (see Fig. 3,) the two men will corresponding parts in these views, let the occupy proper positions with reference to the numerals 5 and 6 designate the two parts of respective chairs in which they appear to be S 5 3 5 the puzzle, which, as originally presented, is sitting, each man occupyingaposition directly formed, as shown in the drawings, upon a sinin front of his chair. The natural position of gle sheet of some suitable iieXible material, one man with reference to one chair is shown or material which may be bent to allow the in Fig. 2. The position of the two men with parts to assume the positions hereinafter dereference to the two chairs is shown in Fig. 3- 9o 4o scribed. The sheet must be divided on the that is to say, the man on the vertical pordotted line A A, thus separating the two tion of part 6 forming the right-hand side of parts 5 and 6 of the puzzle. This feature is the square is directly in front of the chair on explained before the solution is attempted. the vertical portion of the part 5 forming the This line may be perforated, colored, or dotleft-hand side of the square, while the man 45 ted in manufacturing the puzzle. on the horizontal portion of the part 5 form- The two parts 5 and 6 of the puzzle may ing the upper side of the square is directly be composed of paper or other suitable eXiin front of the chair on the horizontal portion ble material, as before stated. Upon each of the part 5 forming the lower side of the part is formed or represented two objects, square. one of which is inverted with reference to As before stated, any other object may be the other. The solution of the puzzle conrepresented on the two parts 5 and 6. The

solution of the puzzle consists in arranging the two parts so that the two objects on the one part shall occupy certain natural or logical positions with reference to the two objects on the other part when either object on the one part is in the observers line of vision. The solution is always the same regardless of the objects employed, and consists in bending the two parts so that the two objects shall form a right angle, the two parts being then placed in position to form a square or rectangular ligure in end view. Of course it is not necessary that the angles or figures mentioned shall be geometrically correct in order to solve the puzzle. If the two parts are bent so that the objects shall occupy positions in planes forming either obtuse or acute angles, there will be a substantial solution of the puzzle. The same idea may be carried out by forming more than two objects on each part of the puzzle, and so bending or arranging the two parts that other geometrical Iigures, as hexagonal or octagonal figures, may be formed. In this case each object on the one part would occupy a natural, logical, or predetermined position with reference to the object on the parallel portion of the other part. Hence in sgeaking of squares and right angles I am simply describing` the specific construction shown in the drawings, but it must be understood that the invention is not limited thereto, but is capable of many variations without departing from the invention herein explained.

As regards the material to be employed in the manufacture of the puzzle, paper is probably preferable, as it is cheap, but thin sheet metal or any other material that may be bent to occupy the positions stated may be eniployed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1 l. A device of the character described coinprising two parts upon each of which are represented two similar objects, one object on each part being inverted with reference to the other object on the same part when the said part occupies a single plane, whereby when one part is bent on a line between the two objects, and the two parts arranged to form a rectangular or other figure in end View, the two objects on the one part shall occupy natural or logical positions with reference to the two objects on the other part.

2. A device of the characterdescribed comprising a number of parts upon each of which are represented or form ed atleast two objects, one of which is inverted with reference to the other object on the same part, whereby when each part is bent so that the two relativelyinvertcd objects shall occupy positions in planes forming a suitable angle, and the parts arranged to form a suitable geometrical ligure in end View, the objects on the one part shall occupy natural, logical or any desired predetermined positions with reference to the objects on the other part.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LOUIS DllS'lERWICG.

lVitn esses:

G. J. RoLLANDE'r, EDITH HinNsworurn. 

